Food production in West Africa has not been keeping pace with the population growth because the bulk of the agriculture in this region is still based on traditional inter-cropping systems with little or no application of fertilizers and chemicals. The average use of fertilizers in West Africa is ...
Singh, B.B.
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Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.
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[Improved cowpea-cereals-based cropping systems for household food security and poverty reduction in West Africa]
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Improved cowpea-cereals-based cropping systems for household food security and poverty reduction in West Africa
Two shaving methods, one by using a sharp razor blade and the other a small pair of dissecting scissors, were tested on pods of Vigna vexillata accessions to investigate the effect of trichomes on feeding and development of the pod-bug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stål (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Elect...
Koona, P.
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Jackai, L.E.N.
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[The potential of podshaving in studies of the role of trichomes in Vigna resistance to the podbug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae)]
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The potential of podshaving in studies of the role of trichomes in Vigna resistance to the podbug Clavigralla tomentosicollis Stal (Hemiptera: Coreidae)
Field study was conducted during the rainy seasons (July-November) of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 at the Research Farm of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Minjibir, Kano State, Nigeria; to compare responses of six cowpea varieties to tillage. The treatments consisted of ti...
Ewansiha, S.U.
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Udensi, U.E.
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Kamara, A.
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[Effect of tillage on the growth and yield of cowpea varieties in Sudan savanna agroecology of Northern Nigeria]
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Effect of tillage on the growth and yield of cowpea varieties in Sudan savanna agroecology of Northern Nigeria
Striga gesnerioides is a serious parasite of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) on the Abomey plateau of southern Bénin. S. gesnerioides in southern Bénin has been characterized as a race that is different from those found in the dry savanna of West Africa. IITA breeding line IT93KZ-4-5-6-1-5 was used in...
Carsky, R.J.
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Akakpo, C.
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Singh, B.B.
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Detongnon, J.
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[Cowpea yield gain from resistance to Striga gesnerioides parasitism in southern Benin]
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Cowpea yield gain from resistance to Striga gesnerioides parasitism in southern Benin
Field experiments were conducted in the early and late cropping seasons of 1979 on a loamysand Oxic Ustropept in a subhumid environment in Nigeria, using 40000, 50000 and 30000 + 40000 plants ha−1 of maize (Zea mays L. cv. TZB), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. cv. VITA‐5) and maize/cowpea in...
Ayeni, A.O.
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Duke, W.B.
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Akobundu, I.O.
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[Weed interference in maize, cowpea, maize/cowpea intercrop in a subhumid tropical environment. I. Influence of cropping season]
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Weed interference in maize, cowpea, maize/cowpea intercrop in a subhumid tropical environment. I. Influence of cropping season
Sustainable resource management is the critical agricultural research and development challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. The accumulated knowledge on soil management gathered over the last 10 years, combined with solid crop improvement and plant health research at farmers’ level, has brought us to ...
Sanginga, N.
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Dashiell, Kenton E.
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Diels, J.
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Lyasse, O.
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Carsky, R.J.
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Tarawali, S.
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Asafo-Adjei, B.
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Menkir, A.
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Schulz, S.
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Singh, B.B.
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Chikoye, D.
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Keatinge, D.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cerealgrainlegumelivestock systems in the dry savanna]
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Sustainable resource management coupled to resilient germplasm to provide new intensive cerealgrainlegumelivestock systems in the dry savanna
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an important food crop in Mozambique. The crop is cultivated almost exclusively by smallholder farmers in warm marginal environments of the country. Rootknot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are among the major constraints limiting cowpea yield in the country....
Kisitu, J.
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Janssen, T.
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Chiulele, R.M.
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Mondjana, A.M.
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Coyne, D.L.
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[Intensity and distribution of Meloidogyne Spp. in cowpea growing areas of Mozambique]
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Intensity and distribution of Meloidogyne Spp. in cowpea growing areas of Mozambique
Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) caused by Pseudocercospora cruenta (Sacc.) is an important disease affecting cowpea production in Nigeria. Understanding the genetic nature of CLS is an important step in developing an effective breeding strategy. This study investigated the inheritance of CLS disease i...
Cowpea is an important grain legume crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where, on a worldwide basis, the bulk is produced and consumed. The dry savanna area of SSA is where cowpea is mostly grown under rain-fed conditions. The crop is therefore prone to drought which may occur early, mid and/or late...
Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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Muranaka S
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[Evaluation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm lines for tolerance to drought]
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Evaluation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm lines for tolerance to drought
Floral structures of six cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivars were analysed for secondary plant metabolites (polyphenols,
terpenoids and flavonoids) to study their relationships with resistance to Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom). Polyphenols varied
significantly (P < 0.001) among the floral str...
Alabi, O.Y.
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Odebiyi, J.A.
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Tamò, M.
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Omoloye, A.A.
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[The roles of plant secondary metabolites from cowpea floral structures in resistance to the flower bud thrips]
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The roles of plant secondary metabolites from cowpea floral structures in resistance to the flower bud thrips